Land of the Maya

The ruins of the Maya temples of the ancient city of Tikal are seen

The ruins of the Maya temples of the ancient city of Tikal are seen Mayan priests and priestesses gather during a ceremony in Guatemala City A Ch’orti’ woman and a baby walk in Carrizalon Tourists climb the Maya pyramid of Nohoch Mul at the archaeological site of Coba Visitors tour the archaeological site of the Maya civilization of Copan Indigenous More...

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Severely malnourished two-year-old girl Rajni is weighed by health workers at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of Shivpuri district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh February 1, 2012.
By Team Folks On Saturday, February 18th, 2012
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Pictorial story of Indian Malnutrition

Four-month-old Vishakha, who weighs 2.3 kg (5 lbs) and suffers from severe malnutrition, is carried at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of Shivpuri district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh February More...

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By Team Folks On Friday, February 10th, 2012
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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission issues licenses for private consortium to setup up nuclear reactors

New York (USA) – After thirty years, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday has issued licences to a consortium of utilities led by a Fortune 500 company Southern Co to build two new nuclear reactors More...

Jon Huntsman leaves the stage at the convention center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. after announcing he is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. | Phto: Mark Wilson/Getty Images / January 16, 2012
By Team Folks On Monday, January 16th, 2012
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Huntsman ends his bid; supports Romney

CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Having finished third in the last week’s New Hampshire primary, former Utah governor Jon M. Huntsman on Monday announced that he’s concluding his bid for the Republican More...

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By Team Folks On Sunday, January 15th, 2012
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Aadhaar: Ten Substantial Reasons to Support it

A Special Analysis by Bhamy Shenoy – Much before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (SFC) could publish its report there have been continued opposition against the Aadhaar project run by Unique More...

Illustration by Namrata Bhatter | Dev Kabir Malik Design
By Team Folks On Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
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Students look to the cloud for work, play and more

Illustration by Namrata Bhatter | Dev Kabir Malik Design By Shiralie Chaturvedi - The latest buzzword on the Internet today is cloud computing. For those of you who do not know much about technology, cloud More...

By Team Folks On Friday, July 22nd, 2011
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Retreat of the Elephant?

Indian Currency India’s economic liberalisation that began in the early 1990s — and which completes two decades of high growth this summer — appears to have lost its steam, ironically under the auspices More...

By Team Folks On Sunday, November 7th, 2010
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Indo-US: The Bilateral Menu

As Barack Obama becomes the sixth American President to visit India, third in the past 10 years, Utpal Kumar examines the bilateral menu How can one judge whether India has arrived or not? One of the parameters More...

By Team Folks On Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
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Palestine: The REAL Story

By Steven Simpson The term “Palestine” has invoked different ideas throughout centuries. In the Christian West, the term has been synonymous with “Promised Land,” or even “Holy Land,” i.e. the Land More...

By Team Folks On Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
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Living with Lord Krishna

When we are able to practise and develop a habit of becoming a witness to our thoughts, actions and their good or bad consequences like a non-reacting observer, we learn to live in the Krishna consciousness. When More...